The Phillipsburg Stateliners will face off against the Northern Highlands Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Phillipsburg comes in on seven and Northern Highlands on three.
Phillipsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Chatham with points to spare, taking the game 31-14. Phillipsburg's victory was all the more impressive since the Cougars were averaging only 14 points allowed on the season.
Phillipsburg relied on the efforts of Jett Genovese, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Sam Dech, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Dech has posted since back in September.
Phillipsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 356 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Northern Highlands won against Woodbridge on Friday with 26 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Northern Highlands took down Woodbridge 26-7. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly 19 points.
Northern Highlands has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.8 points per game. As for Phillipsburg, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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